In a new book, Steve Ramirez explores the potential of memory manipulation to ease depression and other afflictions.

Researchers at UC San Diego have found that a weeklong meditation and healing retreat can produce measurable changes in brain ...

The human brain can do many amazing things, but self-repair is not one of its repertoire of abilities. Once neurons die—from trauma, stroke, or disease—they rarely grow back.

Learn how nanobodies from camels and llamas could unlock safer, more precise treatments for Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia.

Psychedelics such as LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, and DMT do something strange to the way the brain experiences time.

Healing from any injury involves a delicate balance between scarring and inflammation—two processes that can wreak havoc as well as make repairs. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech ...

Think change takes years? Discover why rapid recovery from depression and anxiety isn’t a miracle or a con. It’s how your ...

Fear begins deep in the brain. The amygdala, buried within the temporal lobe, acts as an alarm system, detecting threats and ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have found that an intensive retreat combining multiple mind-body ...

As more patients seek permanent alternatives to glasses and contacts, Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE)—also known as Custom Lens Replacement—continues to grow in popularity. In a newly published article ...

Over the last decade, the multi-Grammy-winning soprano has been spreading awareness about the therapeutic benefits of music.

One of the key symptoms of major depressive disorder is anhedonia, or the inability to feel pleasure. Anhedonia is particularly difficult to treat with traditional pharmaco- or psychotherapies. One ...